"Somebody Stole My Gal" is a popular song from 1918, written by Leo Wood

Leo Wood

Leo Wood was a songwriter and lyricist for popular songs in the United States. He is best remembered as the songwriter of the 1920’s hit Somebody Stole My Gal. Wood wrote lyrics for many of the top songwriters of the day, including Theodore F. Morse...

. In 1923 Ted Weems

Ted Weems

Wilfred Theodore Weems was an American bandleader and musician. Weems' work in music was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.- Biography :...

 & his Orchestra had a five-week run at number one with his million-selling version of Leo Wood’s 1922 standard. It is also known in Japan as the theme song used by Yoshimoto Kogyo

Yoshimoto Kogyo

is a major Japanese entertainment conglomerate, with its headquarters based in Osaka. It was founded in 1912 as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai talent, producing and promoting the shows they...

 at its theater in Osaka.

The song has been featured in several Hollywood movies including:

• "Somebody Stole My Gal" (1931),
• "Little Jack Little & Orchestra" (1936),
• "When Willie Comes Marching Home
  When Willie Comes Marching Home
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  " (1950),
• "My Favorite Year" (1982),
• "The Grass Harp
  The Grass Harp (1995 film)
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  " (1995),
• "Melinda and Melinda
  Melinda and Melinda
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  " (2004), and
• "The Aviator" (2004).

Other recordings

Florence Millett - 1918

Ted Weems

Ted Weems

Wilfred Theodore Weems was an American bandleader and musician. Weems' work in music was recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.- Biography :...

 & His Orch. (Instr.) - 1924

Fletcher Henderson

Fletcher Henderson

James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson, Jr. was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. His was one of the most prolific black orchestras and his influence was vast...

 & His Orch. - 1924

Bix Beiderbecke

Bix Beiderbecke

Leon Bismark "Bix" Beiderbecke was an American jazz cornetist, jazz pianist, and composer.With Louis Armstrong, Beiderbecke was one of the most influential jazz soloists of the 1920s...

 - 1928

Fred Elizalde

Fred Elizalde

Federico "Fred" Elizalde was a Philippines-born Spanish classical and jazz pianist, composer, conductor, and bandleader.-Biography:...

 & His Anglo American Band - 1928

Bennie Moten

Bennie Moten

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's Kansas City Orch. - 1930

Ted Lewis

Ted Lewis (musician)

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 & His Band (vocal: Ted Lewis)- 1931

Cab Calloway

Cab Calloway

Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was strongly associated with the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York City where he was a regular performer....

 & His Orch. - 1931

Billy Cotton

Billy Cotton

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 & His Band - 1931

Fats Waller

Fats Waller

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 & His Rhythm - 1935

Count Basie

Count Basie

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 & His Orch. - 1940

Benny Goodman

Benny Goodman

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 & His Orch. - 1940

Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray

Johnnie Ray was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Popular for most of the 1950s, Ray has been cited by critics as a major precursor of what would become rock and roll, for his jazz and blues-influenced music and his animated stage personality.-Early life:John Alvin Ray was born in...

 - 1953

Jimmy Roselli

Jimmy Roselli

Michael John "Jimmy" Roselli was one of the most significant Italian-American pop singers of his time, during an era of formidable competition from such performers as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, Frankie Laine, Vic Damone and Jerry Vale.-Life:Jimmy Roselli's biggest and only pop hit was...

 - 1967

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...

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More information

• (http://www.theguitarguy.com/somebod3.htm)
• (http://www.jazzstandards.com/compositions-5/somebodystolemygal.htm)